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Himachal Pradesh govt announced setting up a Commission for upper castes, on the lines of Madhya Pradesh. The Commission, to be named as ‘Samanya Varg Aayog’, will be formalized through a legislative enactment in three months’ time when the state assembly meets next in February-March 2021 for the budget session of the House. A Scheduled Caste Commission is […]
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NITI Aayog in partnership with Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, launched Convoke 2021-22. Convoke is a National research Symposium that aims at addressing challenges in imparting education and strengthening its quality with a special focus on all teachers, educationists, heads of schools across India. Through Convoke they can now share their micro research papers. These research papers
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Asian Development Bank said it has approved a Rs 2,644.85 crore (USD 350 million) loan for India to help improve its urban services. The loan supports the policies established by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to accelerate universal coverage of piped water supply and improved sanitation. This is part of the recently launched national programme AMRUT 2.0 and
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Saudi Arabia has banned the Tablighi Jamaat, terming it a “danger to society” and “one of the gates of terrorism”. The country’s Minister of Islamic Affairs made an announcement on social media directing the mosques to warn people against associating with them. The government has also warned people against associating with the Tablighi Jamaat which has been banned
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Himachal Pradesh govt announced setting up a Commission for upper castes, on the lines of Madhya Pradesh. The Commission, to be named as ‘Samanya Varg Aayog’, will be formalized through a legislative enactment in three months. A Scheduled Caste Commission is already in operation in Himachal Pradesh and is chaired by former Shimla MP Virendra Kashyap. The Commission is being formed considering the long-pending demand of
Azim Premji, founding president of Wipro Limited and founder of Azim Premji Foundation is this year’s recipient 10th Annual Dr. Ida S. Scudder Humanitarian Oration, Established jointly by Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC) and US-based Vellore CMC Foundation. This award is given to Shri Premji in recognition of his contribution to society through the foundation. Established in 2001, the Foundation
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Karnataka Bank has been awarded Two DigiDhan Awards established by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The awards were given during the Digital Payments Festival in New Delhi. The award recognized banks for achieving the target with the highest percentage in BHIM-UPI transactions under the private sector bank category consecutively for two years 2019-20 and 2020-21. Karnataka Bank has always
Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 12 & 13 December 2021, we have tried to cover each and every point and
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NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1,000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of these, 187 will be established by the end of this financial year. It was conveyed at a high-level meeting headed by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta to take stock of arrangements for opening Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL) in various
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National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill 2021 – The Rajya Sabha has passed a National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill declares six additional National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research as Institutions of National Importance. These institutes are located in: (i) Ahmedabad, (ii) Hajipur, (iii) Hyderabad, (iv)
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